Child Development
Why You Should Encourage Listening Skills
You might think listening is an automatic response, and it’s true it can be hard to shut out the noise of the world around you, …
Biosocial Development in the First Two Years
From birth to age 2, your child will display traits that seem simple on the surface yet, for some reason, amaze you and fill you …
Preschool Activities You Can Do At Home
Once your young child begins attending preschool, he or she will begin to ask to do some of their favorite activities at home. Here are …
The Benefits of Outdoor Play For Preschoolers
In the modern world of games consoles and interactive toys, it’s easy to overlook the importance of outdoor play. It’s a big world outside of …
Football Brain Damage: Should Parents Worry?
With stories in the news about ex-football players succumbing to dementia and suicide, brain damage from playing football over a period of years has come …
How to Help Your Child Learn Appropriate Behavior
Children don’t always behave; in fact, it takes time to learn the social rules for different situations. Parents play a key role in helping their …
High Food Insecurity for Children with Special Healthcare Needs
A new study conducted by researchers at Boston Medical Center (BMC) has found that low-income families with children that have special healthcare needs have a …
The Biggest Contribution of Parenting to Humanity
The definition of humanity is the state of being human; more specifically, of being kind to others. When we think of humanity, we think of …
Encouraging Independence in Your Toddler
Whether you are a first-time parent or a more experienced one, the toddler years are sure to be a time of excitement. Those helpless baby …
Giving Your Teen Space
Raising a teenager is difficult for the best of parents, just as being a teenager is difficult for all teens, regardless of how easy …
What Parents Need to Know About OCD in Children
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder that causes severe discomfort for sufferers. Persistent, unwanted images, thoughts and images take over, causing a considerable amount …
Tooth Fairy Fun: Helping Your Kids Learn About Oral Hygiene
The first incarnation of the modern Tooth Fairy can be traced back to a Chicago Daily Tribune article dating back to 1908, though the actual …
5 Tips to Save Your Toddler’s Words Forever
If you have a young child, you’ll probably be recording their changing looks and developments with your camera. But what about their words? Kids often …
Moving On: Your 5-Year-Old’s Development
Your child has started school, and though they’ll be learning about themselves and the world around them in class, you still have a critical role …
Moving Onwards: Your Three-Year-Old’s Development
One of the greatest joys as a parent is watching your child learn and develop, but how do you know if she’s on track and …
Discussing Sex with Your Teenage Son
Though talking about sex with your children can be awkward, don’t avoid it. Even if your teenager already knows about sex, you still need to …
